August 1, 2025 3:30 a.m.  

Roseburg’s dog park will reopen late Friday afternoon, following flood-damage repairs.

A city release said Happy Tails Dog Park is set to reopen by the end of the workday, after all repair work has been completed.

On Tuesday, a crew from Roseburg based Pacific Northwest Fence Company began installing about 750 feet of new fencing wire after the old fence was mangled during the South Umpqua River flood event in March. The crew also replaced green “T posts” on which they stretched the wire fencing.

Welding on the park’s gates was completed on Thursday, and the gates will be installed on Friday. The gates will be used to create the two-gated entrance that serves as a holding pen for dogs and their companions to enter and exit the park without other animals accidentally getting out at the same time.

Last week, the crew dug holes and set 20 brace posts whose concrete bases need to cure for about seven days at the corner of Southeast Templin Avenue and Southeast Arizona Street.

Roseburg Parks staff and seasonal workers are also working at the park this week to continue removing debris, downed tree sections and sand that was left by the flood. On Tuesday, a four-person crew removed additional debris so more sections of the park can be mowed and weeds trimmed. Staff also installed 40 yards of bark mulch to the parking lot islands on Thursday.

Park repairs will cost $15,000.

For more information, contact Roseburg Parks and Recreation at 492-6899 or email: parks@roseburgor.gov